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Liked It “Jasper is such a wonderful guy and it is great to read how Melisande makes the traumas the war has left him with much more bareable to him =) And he's funny too =P |
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“Jasper is such a wonderful guy and it is great to read how Melisande makes the traumas the war has left him with much more bareable to him =) And he's funny too =P
Moon wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Book 2 in the Legend of the Four Soldiers series:
"For years, Melisande Fleming has loved Lord Vale from afar... watching him seduce a succession of lovers, and once catching a glimpse of heartbreaking depths beneath his roguish veneer. When he's jilted on his wedding day, she boldly offers to be his.
Vale gladly weds Melisande, if only to produce and heir. But he's pleasantly surprised: A shy and proper Lady by day, she's a wanton at night, giving him her body - tough not her heart.
Determined to learn her secrets, this sinner starts to woo his seductive new wife - while hiding the nightmares from his soldiering days in the Colonies that still haunt him. Yet when a deadly betrayal from the past threatens to tear them apart, Lord Vale must bare his soul to the woman he married... or risk losing her forever."”
“Total fantasy come true. How often does the person you drool over for years suddenly have a miraculous change of heart, end up marrying you and fall hard for you? That's what happens to this heroine. The object of her affection is in a vulnerable spot and she seizes her opportunity, marries him, and he falls head over heals for her. The characters are well developed and the book has some very hot scenes in addition to the background of a mystery that spans 4 books in this series.”
Miranda O wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“LOVE!!! I sort of put off reading this book because I wasn't so sure I would like Melisande as a heroine, but I actually really loved her. This book was a real pleasure to read, and I adored Vale of course. I did kind of hope that he would get her out of her habitual brown attire, but I did also appreciate that neither of them tried to change the other in anyway shape or form. Right off the bat they were both very accepting of each others quirks. It was a very endearing story and I am quite intrigued to read the next book. ”
♥ Roberta & co. wrote this review Thursday, November 19 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Liked this one much better then the last one”
Debra V wrote this review Wednesday, November 11 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is my fourth book by Mrs. Hoyt and I am always pleased with her stories. I found Jasper adorable. I had to laugh out loud at several of the things he said or did. I highly recommend Elizabeth Hoyt and she is an auto-buy for me.”
Kim N wrote this review Saturday, October 17 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“My first Elizabeth Hoyt book...i can't stop reading it until the last page. Enjoyable read!”
delia A wrote this review Monday, August 31 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Hoyt spins a well written, lush, and erotic tale. I like the use of the fairy tales in her story - an original touch. Hoyt's characters, especially the heroes, tend to be flawed and/or have a lot of emotional baggage and that is the case here. Jasper was shattered and is haunted by the massacre of his regiment during the French & Indian War in North America. Melisande has her own traumas that she has never gotten over. They provide a level of healing for each other as their love grows and they share their deepest secrets. Some very painful and touching moments in this story. ”
Kristine G wrote this review Sunday, August 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“i like this one however my favorite from this series is " To Taste Temptation". Ms.Hoyt is my one favorite author which i auto buy her books.”
Ying C wrote this review Monday, July 6 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The second book in Elizabeth Hoyt's The Legend of Four Soldiers, TO SEDUCE A SINNER follows the quest of the survivors on who betrayed them at Spinner's Falls. Jasper Renshaw, Viscount Vale continues the search for the traitor while adjusting to his new life as a married man. As a member of the peerage, Jasper must marry and produce an heir. But finding the next viscountess Vale proves to be an ordeal. Imagine, being betrothed twice just in six months but never really getting there...?
babaylansamaynila wrote this review Thursday, May 14 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Enter Melisande Fleming. She's an ordinary looking woman who has love Jasper for ages. She offered herself to him just after seeing him dumped on his wedding day, hoping that he would say yes to her preposterous proposal. Surprisingly, Jasper said yes, thus began a love story where the two characters are trying their best to hide themselves (unsuccessfully) from one another.
Even though there's no scars to prove of the horrors that he experienced during the massacre at Spinner's Fall, Jasper is a changed man. He created a jolly, devil-may-care facade to mask the pain, guilt, and sorrow of Spinner's Falls. Instead of sleeping comfortably in his king-sized bed, he opts to sleep in a pallet, beside the wall, with all his provisions because he still couldn't shake the ghost of the past. The traitor is still on the loose and Jasper is on the hunt, determined to finally put to justice the man who is responsible for the death of many.
Although, Melisande is already married to her beloved, she vows to never let him know her true feelings. She's scared of rejection, a lesson she learned in a very hard way. She hides her love for Jasper with a composure as firm as a steel. Her uptight facade is what makes Jasper mad with desire and curiosity. How come she's so wanton at night while being so stiff by day? What makes her a seductress, driving him with lust? Jasper is really desperate to find out... which he does, in a very sensual way...
I liked it! The love scenes are steamy but also because Melisande and Jasper deeply cares for one another. Both of them helped one another to reveal who they really are. Melisande is very frustrated everytime Jasper leaves her after making love but when she learns of his trauma, she makes an arrangement that caught Jasper in a surprise - in a good way. Meanwhile, aside for her love for Jasper, Melisande has another secret. When Jasper learned of this, he didn't get mad at Melisande and accepted it as a part of her past.
Elizabeth Hoyt has become one of my favorite romance authors because of her ability to tell exquisite stories. I can't wait to read TO BEGUILE A BEAST, the third installment in the series wherein the most visibly scarred among the victims of Spinner's Fall fell in love with a beautiful mistress disguised as a housekeeper... And yes, the haunt for the traitor still continues! ”
